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15 He rejected all the valiant men—
    the Lord, in my midst.
He set a time to meet with me
    to crush my young warriors.
The Lord has trampled, as in a winepress,
    the fair virgin that is[a] Judah.

16 Because of all this, I weep;
    my eyes[b] stream with tears
because far from me
    is the comforter of my soul.
My children are sorrowful,
    because the enemy has won.

17 Zion spreads out her hands;[c]
    no one is there to comfort her.
The Lord has issued an order against[d] Jacob,
    that all who are around him are to be his enemies;
Jerusalem has become
    unclean among them.

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  1. Lamentations 1:15 Lit. the virgin daughter of
  2. Lamentations 1:16 Lit. my eyes my eyes
  3. Lamentations 1:17 Or Zion rent her linen garments
  4. Lamentations 1:17 Or Lord kept watch over

15 “The Lord has rejected
    all the warriors in my midst;(A)
he has summoned an army(B) against me
    to[a] crush my young men.(C)
In his winepress(D) the Lord has trampled(E)
    Virgin Daughter(F) Judah.

16 “This is why I weep
    and my eyes overflow with tears.(G)
No one is near to comfort(H) me,
    no one to restore my spirit.
My children are destitute
    because the enemy has prevailed.”(I)

17 Zion stretches out her hands,(J)
    but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has decreed for Jacob
    that his neighbors become his foes;(K)
Jerusalem has become
    an unclean(L) thing(M) among them.

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  1. Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will

15 The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.

16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.

17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.

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